Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-11
What Boycotting Would End

On several occasions, when panicky per
sons have allowed themselves to be dicta
ted to by individuals pretending to be rep
resentatives Of the working classes and have
ceased dealing with those who have incur
red the displeasure of the would be regula
lators of things in general, the prediction
has been made that should the latter prove
victorious in their crusade the next thing
to be expected from such source would be
an order forbidding storekeepers to sell any
thing to persons upon whom the knights OF
labor We're pleased to plaster their stigmas
The following item, from late New York
paper, shows what this class would do had
they the power, or were the majority oil
persons silly enough to follow the orders oil
district assemblies" walking delegates, u
&C.
Thomas D. Egan, conductor on the
Broadway and Seventh avenue railroad
who has been boycotted by the knights OF
labor on the road, went 10 work. on his ear
again yesterday morning for the first time
in q week. He left work week ago when
he discovered that the knights had ordered
Henry Snyder, at whose restaurant he used
10 get his meals, to serve him with no more
food. While lying idle he wrote to Mayor
Hewitt, who replied to him in writing that
Synder had no right to refuse him meals,
and that he could sue Snyder for damages il
the latter continued to refuse to serve him.
Egan made up his mind to try to get his
dinner at Snyder's yesterday, and at 12:5l
he sauntered into the restaurant. Mr.. Sny-
der stood behind the counter. Can | get
my dinner to-day, Mr.. Snyder Egan asked.
You can sit down and wait for it, replied
the proprietor, who didn't seem TO relish
the temperance of the old customer whom
he had served for months before the boy
colt was ordered. Egan dropped into seat
at the second table from the entrance. A
big waiter came and simply nodded when
the Young conductor ordered some roast
beef Then the waiter held a whispered
conversation with the cook and came back
empty handed. After that he paid no more
attention to Eagan than if he had been a
hundred miles away. Half a dozen other
conductors came in and were quickly served.
They stared at Egan and then looked at
each other significantly. Egan chewed a
toothpick for twelve minutes and then
turned to the proprietor. What's the mat
ter with my roast beef, Snyder" he said.
It's fifteen minutes since | ordered it,.
Busy replied the proprietor, uneasily.
Haven't got time to serve you yet. Egan
waited three minutes more and then got up.
Il saw in the newspaper he exclaimed,
that you had said that you wouldn't refuse
me meals if l came here. so thought I'd
try YOU again. see I'll have to go else
where if want my dinner 1 haven't
refused you,' Mr.. Snyder responded. 1
told vou you could wait You know your
business, I suppose Egan retorted, and l
think it is your business to see that | get
what I order Then the young conductor
went to another restaurant on Broadway,
and got his dinner. While he was in Sny-
der's, but single conductor, gray haired
man. spoke to him. It's no use trying
Snyder's place any more Egan said after
ward. He is still acting under orders from
the knights, and he is afraid to have any
thing to do with me. 1t is a ridiculous
piece Of persecution that have done moth
ing to deserve. shall now consult law
and bring suit for damages against Mr..
SNYDER. After Egan left the restaurant MIR.
SNYDER said that he had nothing
against Egan personally, as the latter
had always paid for everything he got,
but he said he had been ordered
not to serve the conductor, and he consid-
cred that Egau ought to go somew where else.
/ have had orders Of the same kind about
other employees, and they went elsewhere
and made no trouble for me. There are
/ 500 customers who come here to whom
Egan is distaseful.